Hardware Podcasts

Revolutionary System Design: How Valispace is Changing Engineering

OnTrack · 19 Mar 2024 · 33m · Episode 258

What this episode covers

Louise Lindblad and Marco Witzmann, co-founders of Valispace, explain how their system engineering software bridges the gap between requirements and implementation to solve the 'spreadsheet pain' of hardware development. They discuss their backgrounds in satellite engineering, the limitations of legacy tools, and how Valispace uses connected data models and AI assistance to enable real-time collaboration and traceability. The conversation details Valispace's recent acquisition by Altium and its integration into Altium 365 to connect systems engineers with PCB designers.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
Valispace, Altium
Products
Altium 365, Altium Designer, Valis Assistant, WhatsApp, AOL Messenger, CubeSat, Meteosat Third Generation

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